no. war no: more III-e.
the house the chairman or the special
to investigate the work of the
mm commission, the alleged ofll-
We! Commlaeioner of Pen-
m and the silver pool lutestlgn
" we all made reporla and will one
to have the house, before the final
‘ monktakeactiou on them. The
, however. for action on these
Wilden the close, in view of the
m time and the urgency of appro
hillenow In conference, aravery
senator Bear-It’s Funeral.
Wasnmaror, March 2.-'l'he arrange-
for Senator Hearst’s funeral are
got yet completed in detail. Private fu-
neral 'services will
be held here at the
home of the late
senator on Thurs,
day, and on Fri-
day his remains,
accompanied by
Mrs. Hearst, his
aon,W. B. Hearst.
Dr. Charles S.‘
Ward, of New
York; J S. Fol-
‘ lansby an I! Mr.
I Wedderhurn,aud the congressional
will be taken to San Fran-
“when public funeral will tuke place
new died Saturday evening at 9:10
o’clock.
' George Hearst was born in Franklin
county, 110.. Sept. e, um number was
, William G. Hearst, a native of South Can
olinaig otScotch decent, who in 1&3 moved
wwxrairin family to Missouri and engaged
, raising. George Beam graduated
. lathe Franklin County Mining school in
Maud in1850,lemptcd by the promise
“speedy acquisition of wealth' In Califor
fl. homadéthe trip overland to the Pit
' nae slope, arriving at Placerville, El Do
” redo county; In October
It once commenced placer mining,
, which he continued until December. when
howithotheradiscovered a rich ledge 01
cold quarts, which he immediately com-
Mead todevelop. They worked the mine
_ 5 year. and then he wenttoSacI-amento
ind engaged in the general merchandise
Marines, which he soon abandoned, and In
. beonnd himself broke. Mr. Hearst
than left the uncertainties of placer min.
~Mmdwlthmwent to Nevada county
“It some very good mince, with
‘ profittohinlaelf. Acompany
applied the neccmry outfit
ouJubzfl, 130, he leftona prospect—
tip to the famous Comstock lode.
heraw the vast amount of gold to
hobtainedhemade contracts for an in.
“hmofthemost important lodes,
now known as Ophir, and returned to No-
_Iada0itytoobtain the necessary money.
“mmatoumnditcoet 0750 II
' b hameltlng.
It“. 10 Hr. Hearst aold half of his inter-
:nwhr m and returned to Wasboe
M. In June, in, while on a visit to
4” he marriol MiaaPhcehelLAp-
mold audio Audi. 153. a son was hero,
who lead-lilaflving. Mr. .1Hearet engaged in
fining acquired a ortune, but llunn
_ 1” again reduced his cir-
ghia attention to real
date he realised Win that manner
‘andagalntoaktaralnlan. owninsanmecl
m m [unlit-hie mince in Butte City,
and also in Arlrona. Colorado, Ore-
Idaho and California.
p ‘Wnrth About ”0.000.000.
He was generally conceded to be the
‘0‘ expert mining prospector on the Pa-
accent, and it was a commoh saying
“name in regard loa mine was
one: found at fault. lie In: a candidate
of Cniiiorllia in in.
hplaceof John 1’. Miller. who had
and in January, lull, he was elected
ancceedlng term. In addition to
latereete Senator llearat was
largest real estate ownera in
and he was the proprietor of
* file Ball Francisco Examiner till 1881.
rind ltIo his only eon Mr.
reportedteteworth ”.mwmo
, aaasonfi‘lnclmtlllng
W use an
thenthnelaemof her owner the.
pug; llehed a Inge and
b
rllog m'lt'amr’m "
he,” t ng llama,
“I" and which as II
heruthe them lgnomluoaa tall-
terf has known in letter
_ matnrfraaa. famously-er
~ tslartedtweatyonetlnree
elglIt. flhmflwlnnlnge forth
”.1“. Amongfleaetorllranl'e
, were Tulle. Rhona-III!
mm Til-mend William
' alcohol-net.
Imrmrnlmrsmm} 4'
”gm
‘1 ”Mums-cement»;
m by one and hunger and
Drowned by the Eagle: _ .ley Waters
Into Which The, Helpleaslg Hanged.
Ymu, Aria. larch i—Orerlo houses
mlurulnelnthhpleec, and 1.400 people
“shameless. ltlafeared that hundreds
otllveahare hernia-Hath Gila valley.
No reliable reporta can he obtained from
that locality, re the needs are hope-cable
and all the wlru are down. Above Yuma
the river is seven mlleswide, and below the
term the water covers the: country in our
grand lake over fifty miles across. Over
1,000 persona are being fed daily at the
Bentham Pacific hotel, and the town has
provisions snfllcient for eight more days.
The blockade of west bound trains. itia
expected, will be mined in about four days,
but it will he at least two weeks before
they can go cast. ‘
Donna of Lien Loot.
Reports from .lnku no, fll‘lccn miles above
here. are to the client that the flood drow-
the people into the tree lapel. Many be
cameexhaumd from cold and hunger be-
fore the flood abated and dropped into the .
water and were drowned. It is estimated
that anywhere between thirty and a bun-
dred lives were lost in the valley. Decals:
tioa reigns supreme all along the valley.
losses Nearly Two jlllllon Dollars.
Every lIouIIe‘Im the hills has been throw n
open to receive the homeless and hundreds
are quartered in tents and in the old gov-
arnment buildings. The merchants have
opened their goods in the streets in ordcrto
help the sufiercrs. The water is still high
for 200 miles east of this point, and asall
of this must pass here may fear that the
worst is yet to come. miully if there
should be any further rainfall. The losses
in this county will foot up nearly, Gallium.
and the damage rudcred by the railroad
company will amount to more than W,-
000. The common loan has brought all
classes of citizens together and all have
worked with a will. first in trying to save
the town by constructing a rude levee, and '
when that effort proved futile. in saving as
much as posuible from the ruins. The old
town will probably not be Nillllll,‘tl5 both
merchants and moments will err-ct their
stores and houses on the hills in orderto
be out of reach of any further damage.
Il‘orrlblo Loss by Drowning.
A boat which arrived from Mohawk.
sixty miles up the Gila river. brings re-
ports of terrible hum of life, all the coun-
try being under water. The greatest suf-
fercre are the poor Mexicans, whose entire
possessions have been swept away and
who have no run.- we to fall back on.
There la yet a vast stretch of territory to
bchmrd from. and every one fears that
when full returns are In the loss of life
will prove of appalling magnitude. lit.L
ports from the valley of the Colorado be
low this place emu: that hundreds of the
Cocopuh lndiuusbnvc been drowned. They
are located about sixty miles south of here,
and their tribe in about 5,000 strong. 'l'llclr
villages are all on low lilllll, and no thcrc
aI'eIIo bills on which the ludinns could
take refuge. an immense number of them
must have been caught in the flood and
«rcpt away. The water roan sixty feel in
twolre hours, and came on them almost
without warning.
Journalism llmler blmcnltlos.
In th'n city the ruin has been most com~
pinto. the Catholic church being the only
building left standing: on the main street.
The convent and adjoining school stood
the war of the \I-avI-s; for runny hours, but
finally crumbled isz mm». The Yuma
Sentinel move-i its ollicc [our limoA ) Inter»
day, but at 1.151 ourcccded in gum; out
on time. The Times was low fortunate,
and its office nngl material Wen: down in
the wreck; Fears Wl'm enit‘l'lillilt'tl that
the line railroad bridge Wmlld be carried
away. but fortunately the plum stood the
lat, nod unless some extra bcuvy wreck~
age should lodge on the IIIIIa-miructure
and causcajnm it will not be materially
injured. The officers of Fort Yuma have
done everything in their poorer to anoint
the sufferers, an‘l fortunately there was II
goodsupply of tents on hand, and these
were at once pinned at the disposal of the
homeless familial and much mill-ring was
thereby prevented.
The Mississippi la Raging.
New Oatmeal. M roll .l—l'Jl Wright
of The Vicksburg ('I :w ncrclol In]. graph
that the high stage of u .Iler from I aim to
the gulf creates urn-axiom throughout
that necllun. Another rise in the “bin
IchIInDIlnieIl with one from the Arkansas
would put the lower to n scum- nmliu. .\
special from Natchez. my» the situation
along thelowcr Mllfiihripf‘I in qniIe critical.
The levees are not in MI sound II condition
it they weir: lust your. and flu-m III u call-
uaut fear of their giving way IIIIIlI-rtllr
Funnel many WIIIIII along the line it.
Reynolds of the lmI‘IuvIllI- Mn 0r-
leans null 'IcquI rallm1ll.wmlnlcrIiI-.III-Il
concerning the outlook. lle said: “1 have
been in wmmuulcallm by wire wiIlI all
poihla between till: I, by and Memphis mm
the continuum arrival III II that the pm
out condition 0! the lemiwl river and
tributaries threatens n Ill-mucus o'erilrm
from Hemphle to New (MI-ans The m an
river. unwell IIII the Inbnmrles. are hmm I
til-nut thin tIIIIe Incl yum The groom:
abolition is felt by all living“ In It"
ppl valley."
A butt-seem Thunder Menu.
New lineman, Illa-In. larch can do-
etruetlve winter thunderemrm. uncompli-
nlsd by lightning. visited llIlII city and
vicinity about 9 p. m. III 30th Ultflllllllflil
the out church one struck by
a bolt and damaged to the mm m of to».
The house of Joseph Head. In the some
place,waaaleortruck and set on are. it
wueom burned with Ila cements.
lore. “fill. y barns were burned near
here At Bottom thellgblnlngstruch
Ilia Wheel march anll let the
Miranda. Doom-clincher
was completely Mend totem the fire
could he madmbhrd mloleigaho‘nlfl
ensue
heater More“ some“ Ir. legume
Willem. larch t—Jl'he Muelleea‘
WMIUWMIWMtH’
Whmmd
engeaeadIrJaflhigeS-“r
I" W
a rag-Inw- m1. sue to am
net-II an "I..." on tho um flap
med Wen! Alleged lem-
hereof the Band Behind the lore.
“matron. March a~Bluna lat
June the wife of a Reading rail
man has probably sold more cable
Miser! and velvets than the richest
ladyin unload halpurohaeedlnthe
came time. She was the medium through
whom an organised gang of train robbers
in the railroad a service dlepcud of their
wholesale plunder.
Part ol' the Gang Caught.
Porto! the gang are under arrest and
will have a final hearing at Doyleatowu
today. For months pant complaints have
been male to the onlciala of numerous
thefts of merchandize from freight care,
and claims have been preeeuwd to the
coulpany for the IN or clothe, velveta,
silks, hosiery. etc, lost in transit over the
road. The case was placed in the hands
of Chief J obn G. O’Brien, of the Beadiug' 5
special ollicers, to ferret out.
nueIIa County Was the Place.
The claws Wore traced to the trains on
the North Pennsylvania branch. and the
thefts located as taking place in Bucks
county from trains between New York
and Philadelphia. Lewis Hansel! and
William Coyle and Abraham Kulp, brake-
Ineu. have been arrested and taken to
Doyleatowu, and given a hearing and
bound over for II further hearing.
. Many Thousands Stolen.
The value of the goods taken will
amount to many thousands of dollars.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed Telegrams Gathered at Inn-
dorn from Variou- Places.
Chief Arthur. of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers, has gone to Denverto
try and settle the differences of the brother-
hood mcn with the officers of the Rio
Grande Western.
Judge Charles ll. Phelps. brother of ex-
Ministcr to England l-ldwnrd J. Phelps,
died March 1 at Burlington, la. aged 01.
lie was the first man to road the telegraph
instrument by sound.
The stable and storehouse of KW. Route
Jr (30., bay dealers, of Philadelphia, was
burned Saturday night. Loss, mono.
John Alexander Shnver, president of the
Ericmon line of steamers and also of the
: New York and Baltimore Transportation
line and a leading citlaen of Baltimore, is
dead aged “'0 years.
Sadler. the alleged murderer of “Carrot-
ty Nell,” is to go free, the government hav-
ing decided that he is not “Jack the Rip-
The Berlin Kmuz Zeitung regards war
between F rancc and Germany no probable,
and u the German government to
maint In a firm attitude
The (lei Is'mn of the general term that the
city of Brooklyn bad no right to purchase
the Long Island Water “I orks cmnpnny‘ s .
plant I iflunlly on Is the fight against Tu-
pny er Ziegler .4 suit.
The parents of Ila Tire, who married
the colored coachman, are brokcnhearted,
and the couple are talking of going to
Richmond, where. it is said they may be
arrested
Brooklyn policeare making special of»
forte to trace out the drebugs who have
created II big scare among the tenement
house inhabitants in the lower part of the
city during the past two months
State Senator McNaughton is cold to be
in the field as a rival to Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Jones for the androgen of the [am
or! in the New York gubernatorial race.
Inspector Byrnee, of New York. hearery
courteously refused the decoration
rented to him by the king of Italy. Ba
prefers to be a plain American clliren.
The senate has agreed to the houae
amendment to the direct tax bill. It now
goes to the president.
The copyright bill is probably dead for
the present WEI-slob of congress. The house
has refused to agree to the waste amend
mental.
The home has passed a bill giving Ad
Inirnl Porter's widow n woolen of ”all
WY?” ”W. ........ ... .
GUARDS THAT WERE NOT GUARDS.
They Bold Flies. Saws and Beveleera to
Their Prisoners
lloerox. March awllovcmot Russell has
unearthed a big ucandal in connection with
the manngmncut of the Mmchusel la stale
prison which will result in the dernpiut
lion of eight or ten guards and a retention
of II gnnlcr number of prisoum For two
months past the convicts hum been cut-
ting their way out of the Charleelowu
hostile.
5w!“ bars have apparently oflered no
0|)»qu and mum haveheen frequent
The mmlcn lIIuIbecII puzzled by the un-
wanted common of nl'fuII-u. but could not
account for llw presence of an many news.
files. etc. In the IIIIIIIIII of the convlola.
Governor linemen started a little Investi—
gation on his own mymnnihlllty, audit
Insulated the fact that the prisoners wan
furnished with Inc on one of ou'npe by the
wry gumb- who were worn to keep them
In confinement.
For II lollg time part certain of the
guanle, about right or ten out of fifty.
have been making money out of the coil-
ylcle by aclbug them saws. fllea Indie-
yolvett.
For months this ring has been fattening
attheerpenee of prinwnera who had the
magneto pay for IIIIlIwaIll (modern. and
the stale authorities have been wondering
all the time why the conrlele were my
lug an easily.
“at "ta Mule limiter Dead.
WIIarIaMmr, PII March reacts to»
lea, 1! years old. accidentally allot and be
alanlly killed hie tyranohl hnltherllobert
last evening. The boys were changing
their elation in an upper room wherea
gram wee lyingaeroee the had. John picked
theguu and, Molly ”paintball“
“was lied thetri arr. A load to
Elm and the little vlrtlni received
huvyload of shot full in lhefeee. Ole
”swarm out and the topolhlehead
nutrition null
Mlymr ll mm
c I w “a.
_ “I“!
" ‘5“ 'WIM.LA.MW
,iola blade-waldo
HOSE LOTS on Lowndm»
avenue so reasmmble Ill
price. only 8350 each, and
those on Woodward avenue
from 8350 to 8500 according
to size of lot, are apprecldlld
by those desiring a real bar
gain.
I ‘Nine lols have been sold ‘
this monlh and more are being
looked after.
You can secure one if... you
will only try.
The terms of payment will
be made according to your
own wishes.
F I l Ilh-rpIrliIulnrsnppy
In 'IA\' 1 UR. & UULIIE\, u:
IIIRISTIAN SIIAIIIZ.
'PEAT MOSS
STABLE BEflIlIlll
“Clean. Economical, Healthful.
Al Illf the out I! draw.
HAZEaLTON
Crass trial final
IllclIory. OIIII. Pine and
Chestnut Wood.
BALE!) Ell All] S'l'lll
Grain and Feed.
Raymund Bras,
Billie & Cumslnck
CIII attention Ion mud in)" of Canard
go In, and mixer" IlII-III III lure pump,
as fI-Imno When on» (till talc air
can-I or more of any an- gle ton. we will
mnlv lhmlyel lower, an you ow. Wr
have been form-late in ruling I “I Call
forms Canard Gouda nl laI-t year' a print-
and m. are wllmg lhrm or III» (III! ratre.
All goodn warranted Spoiled good
on" at I owe app at among the hm
brands. flat the apoliv d can Illder
Don’t Ihmw ll on the rub been; you are
llllllni to a good can, III place of the
your III e, If you got that hole:
Cmn ................ . .1241, 0 cans 08c
l'umai‘ we .......... . . . . . llIc: ‘
L mu '5' no! II. . ............ lfic,
\lnlumlat P 'I' ......... "to.
Buly Jllm P as. ....... ..I5I‘.
Ilcmllhih. . . .. ..lflo,
Pol-It'll» ................ 13. ,
llumoe' HIIIIIIIII ......... We,
'Ionlcu "cult-r..." ...... Ia...
L mum HIM). ........... ’h'.
(“WWII-.... ”3
Us, "I w 0.. 0- P-uvlm...¥M,
I .I B. I‘m-u». ..... ”......
Ca Bulb" Prelim. ..lllc.
CI. Chorm-a............ lilo,
LIP-loll”... .... .. .38.
Evaporated Ap-lc le. ”...... -
limp-mun! AWI I .. .... ....... .W I.
Burr-Intro P sch-a ..... ,flcll-
E'avnflllr Ii Plum-.. .. .. . I . ..... ... ‘8“ if
Coulomb- Pruere flint)” ....... ...lBo ll»
One» and Ire about our Cunard and
Orb-II PInlte.
Hi "10 l lumsmcl
HALE’S
com mun
0'
Wild Cherry,
Homhound.
Tar and Tolu,
30 CENTS.
H. R. HALE
sous ‘f It mo!
8
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3
'2‘" ’ ’ 1. I I w-FWOMMI
«Mr II. In ....M I tile net-e.
your?" not ”In
Dorset diver ofi‘el ed ill lewd for 31 cents. I
Towels
2O dozen more of those 19x36 All Linen
Towels, only 8 cents.
BroOmS'.
Good floor Brooms -..only 0 cents.
Silk.
2 spools oi Sewing Silk for 5 cents.
800“le & "III
37 WASHINGTON strum.
aorrurn‘ NORWALK, or.
CAR PETS
NEW STYLES AT Illll PRICES
W
Mickerman & Son.
84 WASHINGTON ST.
SOUTH NORWALK. CT.
Selling out. I
Humble. "Gill's FUHNHIII‘G IIIPIR‘I‘IIKNT. Underwwr md lloalrn at at" pine
and In. as we will glen up um denuncnu to m to role for our 31’“th IlLLl .lltlll.
FUR OAPES AND MUFFS
wmbuoldalaey mahleprler Won-“Wm
CORSET-£3.
Wehavethel remehofvhrergnmlnllerale III! will III no or our u an e k
helowtxt. Dolmen-alone wulnllonreycldh and oowellh own. launch? too at far
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
All!) IUII'LIRS la main, White and fancy Ian no wlvh the Int. 00 not mine thin opporzanlly.
MIIII'ITEFIV.
Alllrlnuard Ramandllhepeaumheeold. horrennnahleolarrefnsnd.
H. KRIEGER,
Mahacltemo Hotel Block. 80th Norwalk.
F. H. NASH & BRIO.
mnrrmau'em (21va ON
PLUIBING, [Ill FITTING, TIN all SHEET [BUN Willi
'WI All. BILLING
VISTIIRY, NEW S'l'lll‘fllll all SILSBY’S Sllll HEATERS
WE lMVlt It "RI 57008 0'
I) VCR)" A ’l‘ l-; I l A ND PLAIN CHINA.
The Duchess and Uncle luck Ranger.
Bent In: am! l'orlnhle. Including \ew York Ranges.
A RARE CHANCE'
MAY 2].. 1891,
We will give away at our store a New and Impr- Ivcd
N0. 8 COOKING RANGE.
With each each purchase amounting to 25 cents between
now and May l we will Issue to the customer a ticket The
person holding the lar number of those tickets on the
above date will be Ianti ed to the Range The tickets will be
counted by perfectl disinterested persons
line» you tried actor‘s Varieties of acli railing flours, such
as Graham. Boston Ilmam Broad Ye lolluflweet Corn and
Wheel Granular They are fine and our prices are as low llll
'3" lbs lowest Don’ t Inlet the rare chance we (diet you for your
. roan”... Ten 18 placed at th: pn
India and Tapestry.”
We cent over one
be had. and we ave it
article of Tea at $1 00 per
polar price of
pound for the lust ten days. Ebjpoy it while it Ml
have it in one—quarter cheats to unit families, at special
Franco American French Soups at 350 per can.
A big drive in Canned Goods-4’» cans Sugar com. .
cans Succolaeb, 25c; 3 cans Tomatoes, 25c. and all,
proporliou. .
Our Dew Drop Canned Fruit and Vegetables are
quality of goods packed.
Sperry & Barucs’ Assorted Sugar CuIed Home . /
l 000 pounds more of 3 crown loose California
which we shall close out at 3 lbs for 250.
A fresh lot of Butler, sweeter and finer than ever, 4
Don‘ t be ground down with high prices; get you
worth right here. All goods waIIanled. A ticket mill
25 cent each purchase, at
CHAS. E. SEYMOU
LIJADING GRUCER,
33 Washlnzlon atrcct.
THIS SPACE RESEE
COMAFORT
Everybody buys their Footwear from!
that old— established and ever- popular
Boot and Shoe House of
C. H. HARVEY,
70 Non th Main St, South N orwalk.
Prices are so low the goods are
sure to go.
W.B.HAL
‘& CO-
BRIDGEPORT.
Commence To-dayo a. Wonderful
Colored and Black Dress Gun
RIBeONs, Reel-IINGS ,
Gllls’ Slums all Furmsmllg lull
HOSIERY AND SMALL WABES.‘
1000 ends of Dress Goods, Velvets and Sarah Silks
go III. half price
New FMhIUIIflble and Best Filling Fur Trimmed I .
will go at $8 00 and $10. 00, were 815. 00 and $20. 00.
CAI-Ia AND mxnum
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